UM-Bot Posted May 11, 2015 #1 Share Posted May 11, 2015 An unconventional type of rover could be used to explore the oceans beneath Jupiter's icy moon. With its thick layer of surface ice and the potential for a vast subterranean ocean of liquid water, Europa remains one of the most tantalizing destinations in the solar system and one of the most likely places to find evidence of microbial alien life. Read More: http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/281347/nasa-plans-to-send-robotic-eel-to-europa 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quasar_kid Posted May 11, 2015 #2 Share Posted May 11, 2015 This looks promising, it could drill its way to the depths and collect core samples. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted May 11, 2015 #3 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Europa captures my imagination, i hope we find Life. similar to what's in earth's oceans. (obviously not whales etc..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozfactor Posted May 11, 2015 #4 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I like this idea , I hope it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltedmusician Posted May 11, 2015 #5 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Looks like it would be easier to keep sterile. A smooth outer casing of flexible..something. It could release a sterilizing agent into the ice as it bored through it and then it wouldn't contaminate what possible life exists there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infernal Gnu Posted May 11, 2015 #6 Share Posted May 11, 2015 People, I don't think we should be going there. You remember the warning the aliens sent us in "2010." "ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA- ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE- USE THEM TOGETHER, USE THEM IN PEACE." I'm getting a little scared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Falukorv Posted May 11, 2015 #7 Share Posted May 11, 2015 People, I don't think we should be going there. You remember the warning the aliens sent us in "2010." "ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA- ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE- USE THEM TOGETHER, USE THEM IN PEACE." I'm getting a little scared. ha ha I hope you are joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz_Light_Year Posted May 11, 2015 #8 Share Posted May 11, 2015 ha ha I hope you are joking. Odyssey Two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximusnow Posted May 11, 2015 #9 Share Posted May 11, 2015 We need a nuclear device that generates plasma in a protective cone to melt through the surface ice and rock into the oceans below. The trick would be to shield the electronics from heat with a magnetic shield used in plasma reactors. Communications will be a huge challenge also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted May 11, 2015 #10 Share Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) Ah well, I am sure I am not going to be around for the completion of this one. I'll show it to the 13 year old across the street and tell him to get started. Edit to add. His rocket he built in science club, beat the state record. Edited May 11, 2015 by GreenmansGod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieRunner Posted May 11, 2015 #11 Share Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) That is a really cool idea. I hope they find some neat forms of life there because of this. Edited May 11, 2015 by BeastieRunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedemon Posted May 12, 2015 #12 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Wonderful. Better make it unattractive tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherguy Posted May 12, 2015 #13 Share Posted May 12, 2015 And then the robot space eel got eaten by something under the ice. But seriously, if this doesn't get results, I'm not sure anything in this solar system will. No word on when it's supposed to start production, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qxcontinuum Posted May 13, 2015 #14 Share Posted May 13, 2015 about time to stop wasting money and resources on dead planet like Mars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sormac Posted May 22, 2015 #15 Share Posted May 22, 2015 All effort should be made to explore Europa and Enceladus. If active life exists in the abundance we think it exists in the universe, these two places are were we are going to find it within our solar system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 22, 2015 #16 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) about time to stop wasting money and resources on dead planet like Mars And you know Mars is a dead planet how exactly? Considering the world's greatest experts don't know one way or the other I look forward to your explanation of how you know more than them. Edited May 22, 2015 by Waspie_Dwarf typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 22, 2015 #17 Share Posted May 22, 2015 It could release a sterilizing agent into the ice as it bored through it and then it wouldn't contaminate what possible life exists there. This would be an extremely bad idea. If you are looking for life then the one thing you don't want to be doing is sterilizing the very area you are studying, it's the one way of guaranteeing you won't find anything. All NASA planetary missions are built in clean rooms and sterilized before launch. The chances of contaminating Europa will be minimal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sormac Posted May 22, 2015 #18 Share Posted May 22, 2015 And you know Mars is a dead planet how exactly? Considering the world's greatest experts don't know one way or the other I look forward to your explanation of how you know more than them. Guess it depends on what someone means by "dead planet." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Noteverythingisaconspiracy Posted May 22, 2015 #19 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) We need a nuclear device that generates plasma in a protective cone to melt through the surface ice and rock into the oceans below. The trick would be to shield the electronics from heat with a magnetic shield used in plasma reactors. Communications will be a huge challenge also. I am not entirely sure what you mean by that ? Do you mean by plasma reactor ? Why would you need to go through rock to find what is under the ice ? This seem like an extremely elaborate solution to a problem that doesn't really exist. about time to stop wasting money and resources on dead planet like Mars Why is the question of life on Mars even relevant when we are discussing Europa ? Looks like it would be easier to keep sterile. A smooth outer casing of flexible..something. It could release a sterilizing agent into the ice as it bored through it and then it wouldn't contaminate what possible life exists there. Sterilizing the ice seem like a very counter productive thing to do, when you are in fact looking for signs of life. Edited May 22, 2015 by Noteverythingisaconspiracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 22, 2015 #20 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Guess it depends on what someone means by "dead planet." Well they could mean geologically dead or they could mean devoid of living organisms. In either case my point still stands. Experts are not sure about Mars in either of these cases and yet qxcontinuum, who consistently demonstrates an abject lack of scientific knowledge, claims he knows the answer. I'm simply interested to know how he, a person with virtually no scientific capability, knows something the experts don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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